US EditionLAFC to Host América May 31 for $10M CWC Spot
- FIFA will hold a one-time playoff between LAFC and Club América on May 31 at BMO Stadium to decide the last spot in the 2025 Club World Cup.
- This playoff is being held following Club León’s removal from the tournament for violating rules on multi-club ownership linked to Pachuca, with their appeal dismissed by the independent international sports tribunal.
- LAFC, who finished second to León in last year's CONCACAF Champions League final, will face Club América—the highest-ranked eligible team behind León—in a playoff to determine which club will take León’s place in the 32-team tournament beginning June 15 in the United States.
- The playoff will feature former Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud and ex-Spurs captain Hugo Lloris for LAFC and offers a $9.55 million entry payment, with the winner set to face teams like Chelsea in the group stage.
- This event resolves the final Club World Cup berth dispute, impacting the tournament's Mexican representation and providing LAFC or Club América a chance to compete in the U.S.-hosted summer event.
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It’s official! The ‘Aguilas del América’ will be the last ticket for the Club World Cup 2025, as it has remained a free place, after the Court of Arbitration of Sport revealed that the Club de Fútbol Leon was eliminated from the tournament. The match will be against the US team Los Angeles FC, who remained as runners-up in the past 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup, in which they lost against the Lion. FIFA also explained that it has convened the Club…
The game between LAFC and America will be played at the BMO in Los Angeles on May 31st
Mexico City.- The Americas will fight the ticket to the Club World Cup on May 31st when visiting the LAFC. It will be at the home of the MLS tableau where the fate of the last Concacaf box to participate in the tournament will be decided. The match will be played at 8:30 p.m., Central Mexico time. America or LAFC will occupy the vacant place of the Lion, excluded from FIFA for violating the rules of multi-property. The US box was runner-up of th…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's América will visit Los Angeles FC later this month to determine the final guest spot in the expanded FIFA Club World Cup in the United States. After the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the expulsion of León, another Mexican club, from the tournament for being part of a multi-team group, FIFA ruled that MLS's LAFC and the Águilas will decide the spot. The playoff is needed to complete the 32-team field for the Wo…
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The Independent (US)LAFC and Club America to clash for final Club World Cup spot
There is a vacancy in this season’s Club World Cup after Club Leon were axed
By CNN en Español Los Angeles FC and Club América will play the playoff match for the final spot in the FIFA Club World Cup on May 31. The match will be played at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, home of LAFC, at 7:30 p.m. local time, FIFA announced Friday. This qualifying playoff determines the 32nd seed for the tournament, after Mexican club Club León was disqualified for violating FIFA's ownership rules. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) re…
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